Re: Math posers. Re: An new and very interesting intellectual game!

vkarlamov@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> New question:
>
> In the good old times, young Austrian military officers were taught
> good dining table manners using two books. Name these books.
>

Nobody even tried to answer. The answer is trivial. The Russian player
on TV got it in less than 1 second.

Any two books will do. An officer had to hold the two books to his
sides with his elbows while using his knife and fork. Taught him to
keep his elbows to himself.